

| Subject: | Re: hitting reply vs reply all.... 60 ish emails about plastic ramps is getting rediculous |
| From: | Aimee MacLeod |
| Date: | Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:03:17 -0700 |
I don't post alot, but I read the topics that interest me, every post, and appreciate the reply to all. Signed -Aimee On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:31 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > Dear Jay, > > At 10:27 AM 6/3/2010, Jay lefstein wrote: > >> hey guys< i am guilty of doing this sometimes as well. but honestly I >> try not to hit reply all. >> > > Speaking personally, I think it's actually rather important that a > considerable proportion of list replies be public. Without > belaboring the point (?this is *me* saying that?) if all replies were > private the list would simply be an on-demand FAQ rather than a > community; and furthermore nobody would ever know whether the OP had > been satisfactorily answered or not. > > > if someone asks a question to the list , it's my understanding that we >> should be replying to that person for the most part... >> I have plastic ramps also and could have chimed in but after 4 others >> already did i held back my 2 pennys worth... >> > > If your two-bits worth (inflation) didn't duplicate what was already > there, why deprive us of it? Granted there's plenty of duplication; > the mechanics of a mailing list almost guarantee it. > > > i am pretty sure there has just been a bunch of emails about lol and >> BS and WTF.... well this is the same Idea. >> we all want to be heard but ( me included ) but it's just silly to >> think that everybody on the list wants to hear the answers to every >> question.. >> > > Agreed. But that's nowhere near saying that nobody on the list wants > to hear the answers to any question. There's an element of personal > choice here -- the answers are offered for your use and/or pleasure, > but if you don't wish to use or be pleased by some message or some > thread, don't look at it (the moderators would like me to suggest > that because of their sterling personal qualities and almost > unheard-of wisdom, messages marked as "Mod" or "Moderator" are > intrinsically interesting, at least to the point of a cursory > glance). One reason to read other people's answers is to start to > develop an idea about who of us has a fair grasp of our subject and > who not. Another is serendipity. > > Yours, > David > -- Best regards, Aimee MacLeod Home Realty 360-878-5429 or 206-850-0650 www.EmeraldCityRealty.com
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »